Brady vs Oil-Dri Corp of America
BRC and ODC side by side, both in miscellaneous manufacturing industries. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BRC and ODC compare
Brady is the larger company, worth 3.6 times as much as Oil-Dri Corp of America ($3.9B against $1.1B).
Brady grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.8% versus 1.7% for Oil-Dri Corp of America).
Brady keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 12.4% compared with 11.5% at Oil-Dri Corp of America.
Both pay dividends: Brady yields 1.2% and Oil-Dri Corp of America 0.86%.
Brady scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 9 for Oil-Dri Corp of America), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BRC | ODC |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.9B | $1.1B |
| Share price | $82.40 | $73.48 |
| Change, 1 year | 8.8% | 31.2% |
| Change, 5 years | 63.8% | 324% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.66 | 0.58 |
| Employees | 6,325 | 927 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 3 | 3 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 3 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 19.1× | – |
| P/S | 2.3× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/B | 2.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.9× | 10.9× (better) |
| P/FCF | 20.1× (better) | 23.2× |
| FCF yield | 5.0% (better) | 4.3% |
| Fair value | $72.47 | $63.01 |
| Margin of safety | −13.7% (better) | −16.6% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.8% (better) | 1.7% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 7.7% | 10.1% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 8.5% (better) | 5.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 9.7% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.7% (better) | 27.8% |
| Operating margin | 15.9% (better) | 13.8% |
| Net margin | 12.4% (better) | 11.5% |
| FCF margin | 11.6% (better) | 9.3% |
| Return on equity | 16.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 19.1% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | 27.2× | 30.9× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.94 | 3.07 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 7.39 | 8.00 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.2% (better) | 0.86% |
| Payout ratio | 22.5% | 18.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 3 |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | 1.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.3% (better) | 2.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 79.5% | 53.5% |
| Held by insiders | 3.2% | 16.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$695K (better) | −$1.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.9% | 7.0% |
Go deeper
- BRC stock overview
- BRC income statement
- BRC valuation and score
- ODC stock overview
- ODC income statement
- ODC valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.